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Shooting victim Brenden Wilson, 16, was in the ROTC program at Woodbridge High School as a freshman and sophomore.

A 16-year-old girl was arrested Friday in connection with the slaying of a 16-year-old Woodbridge High School junior, becoming the fifth suspect to be taken into custody.

Brenden Wilson was shot multiple times around 4:30 p.m. Nov. 10 along a popular path that students use to cut through to a nearby neighborhood. Investigators have called Brenden's death drug-related, and said he and the suspects knew each other.

Police say the teenage girl was present during the shooting and knowingly "setup [sic] the incident as a robbery under the guise of a drug transaction."

Friends, Family Gather to Remember Teen Gunned Down in Va.

News4's Shomari Stone reports from Woodbridge, Va. where Brenden Wilson's family and friends gathered for a vigil Wednesday evening.

(Published Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014)

Smalls has been charged with murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Wilson, Moses, the other 17-year-old male suspect and the 16-year-old female suspect have all been charged with conspiracy to commit a felony.

Last week, Brenden's mother told News4 she doesn't think her son's death had anything to do with drugs.

"Just because they were drug dealers, doesn't mean this was a drug-related crime," Vikki Wilson Moore said. "I will not have my son's name go out like that."

Smalls lived in -- and was arrested in -- the same neighborhood where Brenden lived, News4's Julie Carey reported.

Prince William County Police confirmed Smalls had been arrested Sept. 29 in connection with a robbery in the 12400 block of Hedges Run Drive in Woodbridge. Police say Smalls and three others asked a 17-year-old boy for his phone, then stole it and threatened the teen. Smalls was charged with robbery.